Responses of soil available nutrients and microbial performance in a newly established apple orchard after five-year fertilization with different sources of livestock manure

Apple is a widely cultivated fruit in the world, and China is the country with the largest apple planting area and production. It is of great agricultural and economic significance to study the fertilization strategy of new apple orchards on poor soil. Under the same nitrogen input, the effects of d...

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Main Authors: Ying Liu, Meng Xu, Mengjiao Liu, Cungang Cheng, Long Qiao, Yanqing Li, Zhuang Li
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Meng Xu
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Cungang Cheng
Long Qiao
Yanqing Li
Zhuang Li
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description Apple is a widely cultivated fruit in the world, and China is the country with the largest apple planting area and production. It is of great agricultural and economic significance to study the fertilization strategy of new apple orchards on poor soil. Under the same nitrogen input, the effects of different livestock manure (chicken manure, swine manure, sheep manure, and cattle manure) and chemical fertilizers were compared in fertilized and non-fertilized area after five-years continuous fertilization. The results showed that compared with the fertilizer applied area, soil available nutrients were lower in the non-applied area. In fertilizer applied area, the soil NO3−-N content was significantly increased by manure application, except chicken manure, when compared with chemical fertilizer. However, the available P and K contents under the chicken manure application were significantly higher than those in all other treatments, except for the available P content under the swine manure application. All manure treatments increased the alpha diversity of microorganisms and the dominant populations of microbial species at the phylum level were consistent. Redundancy and correlation analyses showed a significant positive correlation between Actinobacteria, Chloroflexi, and available P and a significant negative correlation between Glomeromycota and available P. A significant negative correlation was observed between Firmicutes, Planctomycetes, and available K. The highest Chao1 and Shannon indices were achieved under the swine manure application. The microbial community structure under the chicken manure treatment was different from that under the other manure treatments. The study initially identified differences in the performance of fertilizers from different sources, and found that swine and chicken manures have significant effects on improving soil fertility and microbial diversity, which provided scientific basis for soil management and fertilizer selection in practical agricultural production.
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spelling doaj-art-06ed61a4e1c74c4ca68be4e0420163e62025-08-20T02:45:25ZengElsevierJournal of Agriculture and Food Research2666-15432025-03-011910163510.1016/j.jafr.2025.101635Responses of soil available nutrients and microbial performance in a newly established apple orchard after five-year fertilization with different sources of livestock manureYing Liu0Meng Xu1Mengjiao Liu2Cungang Cheng3Long Qiao4Yanqing Li5Zhuang Li6Key Laboratory of Mineral Nutrition and Efficient Fertilization for Deciduous Fruits of Liaoning Province/Research Institute of Pomology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xingcheng, Liaoning, 125100, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Arid and Semi-Arid Arable Land in Northern China/Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Arid and Semi-Arid Arable Land in Northern China/Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, ChinaKey Laboratory of Mineral Nutrition and Efficient Fertilization for Deciduous Fruits of Liaoning Province/Research Institute of Pomology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xingcheng, Liaoning, 125100, ChinaKey Laboratory of Mineral Nutrition and Efficient Fertilization for Deciduous Fruits of Liaoning Province/Research Institute of Pomology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xingcheng, Liaoning, 125100, ChinaKey Laboratory of Mineral Nutrition and Efficient Fertilization for Deciduous Fruits of Liaoning Province/Research Institute of Pomology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xingcheng, Liaoning, 125100, China; Corresponding author.Key Laboratory of Mineral Nutrition and Efficient Fertilization for Deciduous Fruits of Liaoning Province/Research Institute of Pomology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xingcheng, Liaoning, 125100, China; Corresponding author.Apple is a widely cultivated fruit in the world, and China is the country with the largest apple planting area and production. It is of great agricultural and economic significance to study the fertilization strategy of new apple orchards on poor soil. Under the same nitrogen input, the effects of different livestock manure (chicken manure, swine manure, sheep manure, and cattle manure) and chemical fertilizers were compared in fertilized and non-fertilized area after five-years continuous fertilization. The results showed that compared with the fertilizer applied area, soil available nutrients were lower in the non-applied area. In fertilizer applied area, the soil NO3−-N content was significantly increased by manure application, except chicken manure, when compared with chemical fertilizer. However, the available P and K contents under the chicken manure application were significantly higher than those in all other treatments, except for the available P content under the swine manure application. All manure treatments increased the alpha diversity of microorganisms and the dominant populations of microbial species at the phylum level were consistent. Redundancy and correlation analyses showed a significant positive correlation between Actinobacteria, Chloroflexi, and available P and a significant negative correlation between Glomeromycota and available P. A significant negative correlation was observed between Firmicutes, Planctomycetes, and available K. The highest Chao1 and Shannon indices were achieved under the swine manure application. The microbial community structure under the chicken manure treatment was different from that under the other manure treatments. The study initially identified differences in the performance of fertilizers from different sources, and found that swine and chicken manures have significant effects on improving soil fertility and microbial diversity, which provided scientific basis for soil management and fertilizer selection in practical agricultural production.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666154325000067Livestock manureSoil available nutrientAvailable PMicrobial diversityCommunity structureApple orchard
spellingShingle Ying Liu
Meng Xu
Mengjiao Liu
Cungang Cheng
Long Qiao
Yanqing Li
Zhuang Li
Responses of soil available nutrients and microbial performance in a newly established apple orchard after five-year fertilization with different sources of livestock manure
Journal of Agriculture and Food Research
Livestock manure
Soil available nutrient
Available P
Microbial diversity
Community structure
Apple orchard
title Responses of soil available nutrients and microbial performance in a newly established apple orchard after five-year fertilization with different sources of livestock manure
title_full Responses of soil available nutrients and microbial performance in a newly established apple orchard after five-year fertilization with different sources of livestock manure
title_fullStr Responses of soil available nutrients and microbial performance in a newly established apple orchard after five-year fertilization with different sources of livestock manure
title_full_unstemmed Responses of soil available nutrients and microbial performance in a newly established apple orchard after five-year fertilization with different sources of livestock manure
title_short Responses of soil available nutrients and microbial performance in a newly established apple orchard after five-year fertilization with different sources of livestock manure
title_sort responses of soil available nutrients and microbial performance in a newly established apple orchard after five year fertilization with different sources of livestock manure
topic Livestock manure
Soil available nutrient
Available P
Microbial diversity
Community structure
Apple orchard
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666154325000067
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